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and to give the viewer an emotional response to such a giant scene. It makes the figures life size and all the more scary SHAPE AND FORM Shape and form What do you see? Smooth, rounded shapes Where do you see it? On the figures arms and bodies Why has the artist done this? Creates the impression of strong, large muscles making the men look tough and scary adding excitement. What do you see? Exaggerated, stylised shapes of the face Where do you see it? Their rounded, snubbed noses and 'too thick' necks Why has the artist done this? - makes them seem more like animals and less human MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE Mood and atmosphere What do you see? Red and green-contrasting colours, colours that are opposite and look uncomfortable together. Where do you see it? Sky in the background, men's clothing Why has the artist done this? To make us feel uncomfortable about the scene, not knowing what has/going to happen. What do you see - the bull terrier dogs snarling and showing teeth Where do you see it - running ahead of the men, towards the viewer Why has the artist done this - adds to the scary, uncomfortable mood What do you see?-a reddish hazy glow Where do you see it?- in the background Why has the artist done this? - suggests something could be on fire just outside the canvas What do you see? - the men holding broken bottles Where do you see it? - we focus on this in the mans hand Why has the artist done this? - to add drama and suggest they are going to cause violence COLOUR, TONE, TEXTURE, LINE COLOUR What do you see? Red and green-contrasting colours, colours that are opposite and look uncomfortable together. Where do you see it? In the men's hats and trousers. Also in the grass and the red sky. Why has the artist done this? These contrasting colours add to the uncomfortable feeling, add drama and creates contrast. What do you see? Matching red hats, white shirts and green trousers Where do you see it? In their clothes Why has the artist done this? It creates a 'uniform' and makes them look like a gang all dressed the same. What do you see? Blacks and greys Where do you see it? In the sky Why has the artist done this? Creates a sense of a storm coming, adds drama and a feeling of dread and danger What do you see? Hazy reds Where do you see it? In the background Why has the artist done this? To suggest there is maybe something or something on fire, adds tension and drama TONE (shadows and highlights) What do you see? Strong highlights Where do you see it? On their backs and sides of their faces Why has the artist done this? Highlights their twisted, snarling expressions, emphasizes their muscles. Could also suggest they are being lit by a strong light source from the side - could be football flood lights after a match, or even police car headlights. LINE What do you see? Thick black outlines Where do you see it? all around their clothes Why has the artist done this? highlights their body shapes and muscles, adds to the scary effect. TEXTURE What do you see? Smooth, blended oil paint Where do you see it? Whole painting Why has the artist done this? Adds a sense realism whilst at the same time the figures look 'animalistic' What do you see? Paint carefully blended and smooth-no brush-marks Where do you see it? Figures- particularly their muscles, and dogs Why has the artist done this? To create realistic clothing and skin, emphasizes their large arm muscles and necks What do you see? Paint patchy and rough and mixture of colours not blended in. Visible brush marks. Where do you see it? Grass in foreground Why has the artist done this? To create the texture of grass and to contrast with smooth paint on clothing.